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Paedophile hunter stings

"The messages were sexual in content and he sent photos and video of himself naked," he said. "The conversations were about wanting to meet up and have sexual relations. There were conversations about keeping it secret from their families and friends."

The court was told Knight was a good prospect for rehabilitation. It was accepted that although Knight said he wanted to meet the 'girl' he would not have gone through with it. At the time he was suffering from depression.

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Judge David Evans said: "It makes little difference that you were found out through the actions of certain groups calling themselves paedophile hunters, what matters is what you did.

"You attempted to incite someone you thought was called Jodie, who was really an adult playing a part, who told you from the start she was 13.

"You attempted to incite her to have sexual intercourse with you."

Knight advised the girl to go 'on the pill' and sent her porn showing what he wanted to do to her.

"You say you derive no sexual gratification but I find that implausible," said the judge.

Knight was given a three year community order, told to do unpaid work, 20 days rehabilitation and 40 days on the sex offender course. He was also made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order to curb his behaviour.